Amendment C251wsea – 307 Bridge Inn Road and 390 Masons Road, Mernda
Amendment C251 rezoned part of 307 Bridge Inn Road, Mernda and 390 Masons Road, Mernda to allow for residential development through the application of a General Residential Zone, and to guide the future development of the sites through the application of a Development Plan Overlay and Vegetation Protection Overlay.
The Minister for Planning appointed an independent Planning Panel to hear submissions and make recommendations on the amendment.
The panel hearing was held on 26 and 27 November 2024.
Following the panel hearing, the panel members have published their report. The report can be accessed below.
View the Panel Report(PDF, 2MB)
What area does the amendment apply to?
The amendment affects the following properties:
- 307 Bridge Inn Road, Mernda
- 390 Masons Road, Mernda
View the proposed rezoning on the map(PDF, 2MB)
The amendment facilitates the following changes to the Whittlesea Planning Scheme:
- Rezone part of 307 Bridge Inn Road, Mernda and 390 Masons Road, Mernda from Farming Zone (FZ) to a General Residential Zone (GRZ1);
- Apply a Development Plan Overlay (DPO27) to the land rezoned GRZ1;
- Apply a Vegetation Protection Overlay (VPO1) to the land rezoned GRZ1;
- Delete the Environmental Significance Overlay (ESO1 and ESO5) from part of the site.
Amendment C251wsea was exhibited from 29 August 2023 to 1 October 2023 and was gazetted on 17 December 2025
Submissions
A number of submissions received during the exhibition period could not be resolved. Council resolved at its 20 August 2024 Council Meeting to refer the submissions to a Planning Panel.
Download the plan
C251wsea Explanatory Report(DOCX, 639KB)
More information
For further information on the amendment, contact our Strategic Futures department.
Phone: 03 9217 2170
Email: strategic.planning@whittlesea.vic.gov.au